Unit 5: Meteorology

Meteorologist are scientist that:

• Study the weather and climate events

• Scientists that study climate change

• Scientists that study objects such as meteors

• Scientists that study space and the atmosphere

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All weather occurs in this layer of the atmosphere:

• Troposphere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

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Weather is the:

• Long term changes in weather conditions

• Annual changes in temperature

• day-to-day changes in temperature and other atmospheric conditions

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What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is a long-term average, climate is a short term condition

• Weather is short-term atmospheric conditions, climate is long-term average

• Both are interchangable

• Weather refers to short-term atmospheric conditions, Climate refers to cycles in El Nino

Which layer of Earth's atmosphere do meteors burn up?

• Tropopshere

• Stratosphere

• Mesosphere

• Exosphere

(Density = mass / volume) is the equation used to measure

• Atmospheric Pressure

• Atmospheric Density

• Atmospheric Temperature

• Atmospheric Climate

Which of the following are contributors for climate change?

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Deforestation

• Agriculture

• Transportation

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What happens to air pressure are you gain altitude?

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

• Nothing

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The ozone layers is found in the:

• Troposphere

• Stratopshere

• Mesosphere

• Thermosphere

Humidity is the:

• Amount of water vapor in the air

• The amount of heat in the air

• Dew point

• Surface water needs to condense on

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